Lizard Identity?

[CMExpat79]

For the past few days this handsome fella has been lurking around my front door ie yesterday I was on my balcony and I heard a squaking sound, and its head was peering down from the roof looking at me...eeek. Then this morning I turned around when sitting on my balcony and spotted it just above my head...needless to say it scared the crap out of me. I don't mind little ones but this one was about a foot long, I would never kill it but tried to just give it a gentle nudge away from me with the soft side of a brush but it just tried to bite the brush so I left it alone...few minutes later it went on its way onto the roof.

I am not bothered about it being near my house was just curious what it was? any ideas

[CMExpat79]

just to add...the spots on the lizard are actually red, although the photo doesn't show this very well

[Carib]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tokay_gecko

Here you go, think you will recognize this one.

[CMExpat79]

yip there he is!!! thanks ...I had just never seen one like him before in terms of its coloring etc

oh well mystery solved cheers

[SOTIRIOS]

Color varies according to background as well, does it not? (Like Chameleons?)

[martindavies]

Color varies according to background as well, does it not? (Like Chameleons?)

Nope

[Thaddeus]

Color varies according to background as well, does it not? (Like Chameleons?)

Nope

Ditto..... they come in a wide variety of colours but it's nothing to do with the background.

I did have a lizard make me laugh out loud the other day, discovered later that it was a Stand-Up Chameleon

[martindavies]

Color varies according to background as well, does it not? (Like Chameleons?)

Nope

Actually let add to my simple 'nope'. Their colour wont change due to their background like a Chameleon.

However if they are cool they will become a darker, duller shade. Once they are up to their correct functioning temperature their colours will become more vibrant.

[Thaddeus]

However if they are cool they will become a darker, duller shade. Once they are up to their correct functioning temperature their colours will become more vibrant.

They can't all be women surely

[PoorSucker]

Turn up the speakers and freak out your wife when playing this.

Edited December 21, 2010 by PoorSucker

[phaethon]

Lizard Identity?

If you take him to Tesco and wave him in front of a barcode reader you'll get his full name, address and social security number.